The people running these publications are out of touch and desperate for clickbait advertising revenue
Balaji got *slammed* by journos for assuming, publicly, that this writer was going after the wrong narrative and probably not reaching out in good faith. Remarkably, that didn't kill the story. And so here Balaji is, ripping to absolute shreds. Enjoy. It is a thing of beauty.https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1228447944287932416 …
Incredible.
Last week I called out a journalist who I thought was writing a piece that would be a disservice to public health.
Unfortunately, my concerns proved well-founded. Recode’s virus piece ignores WHO & CDC, gets the science wrong…and focuses on handshakes!
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While he's right and you should probably talk to journos like you talk to cops, I still think that an instant shame wasn't the right call without actually confirming and seeing if he could direct them to an actual story.
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yes and! what I’m curious about is, is the journo click thirst so strong that they’ll even deliberately shoot themselves in the foot while people are looking?
I wouldn’t bet against it
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When do we ever shake hands? We don't even meet in person most of the time :D
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Pretty delightful to see him go through point after point.pic.twitter.com/iFqrgXF9jB
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Funny how Vox does a piece on how we can avoid a pandemic a few months ago before the corona virus and talks about limiting physical contact but because some people in Silicon Valley now do it, only then it can be ridiculed as some weird elitist behaviour.
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i was really shocked by Kara's defense. respect down instantly. I bookmarked this thread under my "Bad Jounalism" bookmark folder.
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